Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.
OTTO VON BISMARCKPolitics is not an exact science.
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When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
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Politics ruins the character.
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Politics is not an exact science.
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A bad plan that is well executed will yield much better results than a good plan that is poorly executed.
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A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
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An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.
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A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.
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Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.
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A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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A little caution outflanks a large cavalry.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
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History is simply a piece of paper covered with print: the main thing is to make history, not to write it.
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